bluesdave thank you for that link.

Lady Sidhe can I draw your attention to the following two quotes:

Murderers seldom plan their crimes - the small number who do, believe they will avoid detection and therefore are not deterred by the thought of the death penalty.

Governments need to address and adopt positive measures in dealing with the causes of crime

Attempt to evade capture or consciousness of guilt does not equate to rationality. How can you know all of the above to be true and still persist with your argument? I fear it is emotionally rooted and no amount of logical argument will convince you otherwise. Tell me, how willing are you to admit when you're wrong? I bet you don't know because it's never happened.